ATHENS JVs FALL TO SAYRE, 33-2
By: Tim Birney / January 18, 2021 / Photo: David Alliger
SAYRE — Sayre used a 14-5 second-quarter run to rally from an early
deficit, and then held on for a 33-29 win over crosstown rival Athens
here Monday evening in NTL junior varsity boys basketball action.
Connor Mosher knocked down a 3-pointer and scored five points to help Athens to a 7-5 lead after the first eight minutes.
In
the second quarter, Kannon VanDuzer scored six points, and Josh Arnold
added four points as the junior Redskins rallied for a 19-12 halftime
lead.
Jackson Hubbard scored four points in the third quarter as
Sayre used a 9-6 spurt to stretch its advantage to 28-18 heading into
the final eight minutes.
Carson Smith, who knocked down a pair of
3-pointers in the third quarter, scored four points in the fourth
quarter, and Lucas Kraft canned his second trey of the game, but Arnold
scored five points in the fourth quarter to help Sayre preserve the
victory.
Arnold led Sayre with 17 points, while VanDuzer and Hubbard aded six points apiece.
Smith led Athens with 10 points, while Mosher scored seven, Kraft added six, and Chris Mitchell chipped in with four points.
Sayre improves to 4-0 on the season, while Athens falls to 2-4.
Athens host North Penn-Mansfield.
About the Author
Tim Birney
Tim Birney is the founder / owner of River Road Media Group. He was born and raised in the Valley, graduating from Waverly High School in 1984.
Birney earned an Associate's Degree in Journalism from SUNY Morrisville in 1986 and a Bachelor's Degree in Journalism / Public Relations from Utica College of Syracuse University in 1988. He began his newspaper career at The Daily Review in Towanda in 1989, before moving on to The Evening Times in 1995. He spent more than 10 years at the Times, the last four as Managing Editor.
River Road Media Group includes five sites in "The Sports Reports" family that cover 24 school districts in five counties: Valley Sports Report (launched Aug. 10, 2009), Tioga County (NY) Sports Report (Aug. 13, 2018), and Northern Tier Sports Report (Aug. 31, 2020); Northern Tier West Sports Report (March 15, 2021) Southern Tier Sports Report (Aug. 16, 2021).
